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Newsletter December 2019
1. GBP INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS An in-depth study for a machinery & engineering group (Construction Materials) covering markets in Asia, Africa and South America. Our key findings are critical to the German Machinery and Engineering sector as many of our research…
The water and wastewater services market in Asia-Pacific: offering great opportunities for European companies.
How the water and wastewater services work in Asia Pacific? The still emerging Asia-Pacific (APAC) Water and Wastewater Services (WWWS) market is a hotbed of opportunities, driven by region-wide economic development, environment government policies, and the shift in global Foreign…
Investment Proposal “Protea” Pulp & Paper Mill Malaysia
Investment Proposal “Protea” Pulp & Paper Mill Malaysia. We are pleased to be mandated by a high-profile Malaysian group to form partnerships in the field of sustainable production processes from renewable fibres. in this case our client is using the…
What opportunities does Asia offer for the machinery and equipment industry?
Machinery and Equipment (M&E) industry is one of the catalytic subsectors to spur the economic transformation to greater prosperity in Asia, due to its cross-cutting linkages with all economic segments such as the primary, manufacturing and services sectors. The adoption…
GBP INTERNATIONAL and BLUENUMBER sign comprehensive cooperation agreement to promote sustainable supply chains
PRESS RELEASEfor immediate release Berlin, Kuala Lumpur8 th November 2019 GBP INTERNATIONAL and BLUENUMBER sign comprehensive cooperation agreement to promote sustainable supply chains The CEO of GBP INTERNATIONAL Mr Volker Friedrich from Germany and the CEO of BLUENUBER Mr Puvan…
How are you able to effectively source products from Asia? What is the importance of using sourcing agents?
A sourcing agent in Asia leverages your company for greater potential growth and success. It is possible to identify ‘partners’ from the comfort of your own office, prompting some companies to buy from suppliers at arm’s length. But they miss…
How can companies in Asia overcome the challenges they face with their Asian distributors?
In part I of our “Market Expansion” SERIES we talked about challenges that European SMEs face while establishing sales in Asian markets using distributors, such as choosing the right distributor/agent, lack of direct customer contact, limited business development, lack of…
What challenges do European SMEs face while establishing sales in Asian markets? The limitations of the distributor-driven market expansion into Asia.
As the world’s most populous continent, the countries within Asia can vary much with regard to environments, growth rates, cultures, level of maturity, etc. The government systems also look often different in the countries. Therefore, a clear understanding of each…
Start-Ups in Asia vs. Europe: differences between start-up scenarios analyzed from the perspectives of a select group of industry experts from Germany and Malaysia
GBP International has been working with start-ups in Asia scenarios since 1997, over the last couple of years start-up buzzwords commonly used are venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, Games, Internet of Things (IOT) and…
Expanding your business to ASEAN /East Asia? But which country is best suited to establish your Asian office, factory, etc.?
ASEAN / East Asia’s economic rise is reflected in the economic competitiveness of its cities. Given the rapid growth and development of these cities, their mutual competition for companies, investments and talent has already begun. What is the best location…